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UnitOne

PowerfulWords

SectionA

Pre-readingQuestions

1.Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeofcollegeeducation?

2.Doyouthinkcollegeisanindispensablepartofone’seducation?

Why?

3.HaveyouheardofHarvardUniversity?

Whydoyouthinkitissofamous?

Almostahouseholdname,Harvardsetsstandardsfortopuniversitiesintheworld.WhenitspresidentLawrenceH.Summersspeaks,hiswordsbecomepowerfulindefiningwhatitmeanstobeaneducatedpersontoday.

2006HarvardCommencementAddress

1Theworldthattoday’sHarvard’sgraduatesareenteringisaprofoundlydifferentonethantheworldadministratorslikeme,thefaculty,andallbutthemostrecentalumniofHarvardentered.

2Itisaworldwhereopportunitieshaveneverbeengreaterforthosewhoknowhowtoteachchildrentoread,orthosewhoknowhowtodistributefinancialrisk;nevergreaterforthosewhounderstandthecellandthepixel;nevergreaterforthosewhocanmaster,andnavigatebetween,legalcodes,faithtraditions,computerplatforms,andpoliticalviewpoints.

3Scientificandtechnologicaladvancesareenablingustocomprehendthefurthestreachesofthecosmos,themostbasicconstituentsofmatter,andthemiracleoflife.Theyoffertheprospectofliberatingpeoplefromdrudgeryonanunprecedentedscaleandofeliminatingdreadeddiseases.

4Globalizationismakingtheworldsmaller,fasterandricher.One-thirdofhumanbeingsnowliveinplaceswherethestandardsoflivingmayincrease30foldinasinglehumanlifespan—atransformationthatdwarfswhatwecalltheIndustrialRevolution.Still,9/11,avianflu,Darfur,andIranremindusthatasmaller,fasterworldisnotnecessarilyasaferworld.

5Ourworldisburstingwithknowledge—butdesperatelyinneedofwisdom.Now,whensoundbitesaregettingshorter,wheninstantmessagescrowdoutessays,andwhenindividuallivesgrowmorefrenzied,collegegraduatescapableofdeepreflectionarewhatourworldneeds.

6ForallthesereasonsIbelieved—andIbelieveevenmorestronglytoday—intheuniqueandirreplaceablemissionofuniversities.

7Universitiesarewherethewisdomwecannotaffordtoloseispreservedfromgenerationtogeneration.Amongallhumaninstitutions,universitiescanlookbeyondpresentnormstofuturepossibilities,canlookthroughcurrentconsiderationstoemergentopportunities.

8Andamonguniversities,Harvardstandsout.Withitsgreattradition,itsinternationalreputation,itsremarkablenetworkof300,000alumni,itsunmatchedcapacitytoattractbrilliantstudentsandfaculty,itsscopeforphysicalexpansioninAllstonanditsformidablefinancialresources,Harvardhasneverhadasmuchpotentialasitdoesnow.Thankstoyourgenerosityandtheendowment’sstrongperformance,ourresourceshaveincreasedinjustthelastthreeyearsbynearlysevenbilliondollars.Thisismorethanthetotalendowmentofallbutfourotheruniversitiesintheworld.

9SoIsaytoyouthatourUniversitytodayisataturningpointinitshistory.Atsuchamoment,thereistemptationtoelevatecomfortandconsensusoverprogressandcleardirection,butthiswouldbeamistake.TheUniversity’smatchlessresources—human,physical,financial—demandthatweseizethismomentwithvisionandboldness.Todootherwisewouldbealostopportunity,notonlyforHarvardbutalsoforhumanity.Wecanspurgreatdeedsthathistorywillmarkdecadesandevencenturiesfromnow.IfHarvardcanfindthecouragetochangeitself,itcanchangetheworld.

10Science

11Ponderthis.Withinthenext25years,itismorelikelythannotthatgenomicswillhaveledustowardsacureformanycancers;thatstemcellresearchwilltransformtreatmentofdiabetes,thatbasicresearchwillmakepossibleavaccineforAlzheimer’s,andthatwewillhavemeanstocontrolAIDSandmalaria.

12Drawacirclewithafive-mileradiusfromthispointandyouencompassthegreatestconcentrationofbiomedicaltalentonearth,and,almostasremarkable,theundevelopedurbanrealestatecapableofmakingHarvardtheworld’sepicenterofbiomedicalprogress.

13Recognizingthepotential,wehaveinthelastfiveyearscreatedaStemCellInstitutetofillthegapleftbyfederalpolicyandsoensurethatthisresearcharea—withitspromisefordiabetes,Parkinson’sandmuchelse—isfullyexplored.

14WehavelaunchedtheBroadInstituteforGenomicsincollaborationwithMIT,andembarkedonplanningandconstructionofmorethan20footballfields’worthoflaboratoryspacetobedevotedtointerdisciplinaryscienceinCambridgeandAllston.Wehaveexpressedourcommitmenttoscientificeducationinnewundergraduatecoursesthatcutacrossscientificdisciplines,andthatfocus,too,ontheeconomic,social,andethicalaspectsofscientificdiscovery.Andweareonthevergeofcreating,atlast,anewschoolforengineeringandappliedscience.

15Allthisrepresentsasignificant,andrapid,expansionofHarvard’spriorinvestmentinscience.ButthereismuchmoreforHarvardtodo.Weowetothenextgeneration,andtoourown,everyeffortwecanmake.

16IlookforwardtothetimewhenbecauseofHarvard’sboldinvestmentsanditsmagneticpower,BostonistothiscenturywhatFlorencewastothe15th—nottherichestormostpowerful,butthecitythatthroughitscontributiontohumanthoughtshonethebrightestlightintothefuture.

17Ilookforwardtotheliveswewillsave.

18TheWorld

19AmericatodaymisunderstandstheworldandismisunderstoodintheworldinwayswithoutprecedentsinceWorldWarII.Agreatuniversitylikeourshasaprofoundlyimportantroletoplayinpromotinginternationalunderstanding.

20IknowthatmyownprofessionalpathwassetbythesummerduringgraduateschoolIspentinIndonesia.Thereisnosubstituteforlivingabroadifoneistounderstandanothercountryoreven,Idaresay,one’sown.ThenumberofHarvardCollegestudentsstudyingorworkingabroadhassharplyincreasedoverthepastfewyears:

nownearlytwo-thirdsofaHarvardclass—1,100students—willworkorstudyabroadthisyear.

21IlookforwardtothedaywhenHarvardsetsastandardforfutureleadersofourcountrybyassuringthatallstudentshavemeaningfulinternationalexperiencesbeforetheygraduate.

22Thereismuchmoretobedone,too,intrulyintegratingHarvardwiththeworld.Studentsfromabroadcomingheretostudyreturnhomechangedpeople,andthosetheymeetherearechangedbythem.RememberafewyearsagotherescueofadoomedRussiansubmarinecrew?

ThisrescuewasonlymadepossiblebyacontactbetweenaRussianadmiralandanAmericanadmiral—twowhoneverwouldhavecommunicatediftheyhadnotmetinaKennedySchooljointmilitaryprogram.

23Andyet,wearestillshortofrealizingthetrulygreatcurriculumourstudentsarewaitingfor.

24Ibelievethattorealizethiscurriculum,thefacultyofthecollegewillneedtoputindividualpreferencesbehindlargerprioritiesandtoembracenewstructuresandnormsofteachingandlearning.Toprovidethecloserstudent-facultycontactourstudentsdeserve,facultywillneedtotakeagreaterroleinleadingdiscussions,inrespondingtostudentwriting,inadvisingstudentconcentrators.

25Theywillneedtoprovidethebroadintroductionstolargebodiesofknowledgethestudentsarerighttodemand.Theywillneedtothinkwithvision,andwithgenerosity,acrossdisciplinarybordersandtheirparticularfieldstocraftacompellingdescriptionofjustwhat,inthe21stcentury,itmeanstobeaneducatedperson.IlookforwardtothedaywhenHarvardisnotjustthegreatestresearchuniversityintheworld,butisalsorecognizedforprovidingthebestundergraduateeducationintheworld—thedaywhenonceagainwhatwedohereinthisyarddefinestheidealofliberaleducation.

26Conclusion

27Weoweittothosewhocomeafterustobecomeforthiscity,thisregion,thisnationandthisworldacenterofhumanimprovement.

28Ourlongpreeminencemustbecomeaspur,notabar,toourconstanttransformation.

29IamhonoredtohaveservedasyourpresidentduringtheearlydaysofwhatIhope—andbelieve—willbeHarvard’sgreatestepoch.Ihavelovedmyworkhere,andIamsadtoleaveit.TherewasmuchmoreIwanted,feltinspired,todo.Iknow,asyoudo,thattherearemanywithinthiscommunitywhohavethewisdom,theloveofHarvard,thespiritofservice,andtheenergythatwillbenecessarytomountthecollectiveeffortsthatthismomentinhistorydemands.

30Ibidyoufarewellwithfaiththatevenafter370years,withthecouragetochange,Harvard’sgreatestcontributionslieinitsfuture.

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NewWords

（黑正体表示一般要求，加★符号表示较高要求，加▲符号表示更高要求，黑斜体表示纲外词汇。

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administrator//n.[C]managerofabusiness,publicaffairs,oraperson’sestate行政人员，管理人员；管理他人财产者

alumnus//n.[C]（pl.alumni//）（mainlyAmE）（fml.）formerpupilorstudent校友；毕业生

pixel//n.[C]smallestunitofanimageonacomputerscreen像素

viewpoint//n.[C]1pointofview观点，看法2placefromwhichonecanseesomething观察位置

comprehend▲//v.（fml.）graspmentally;understand领会；理解

reach//n.1（pl.）partsofanareaoraplacethatarealongwayfromthecentre边缘地带；边远地区2[U]extenttowhichahandetc.canbereachedout伸手可及的距离3（sing.）limittowhichsomeoneorsomethinghasthepowerorinfluence权力；影响力

constituent★//n.[C]1componentpart成分，要素2memberofaconstituency选民，选区居民a.composingorhelpingtomakeawhole组成的，构成的；有助于形成的

liberate//vt.1freesomeonefromsomethingthatrestrictstheirenjoymentoflife使自由；使摆脱约束（或限制）2free（acountryetc.）